Ashmolean NOW: Bettina von Zwehl

Event date
18 Oct 2024 to 11 May 2025
Event time
10:00 - 17:00
Venue
Ashmolean Museum
Beaumont Street
Oxford
OX1 2PH
Event type
Exhibitions
Event cost
Free
Disabled access?
Yes
Booking required
Not required

18 Oct 2024 – 11 May 2025
Gallery 8
Admission is FREE

The third in the Ashmolean NOW exhibition series, where contemporary artists are invited to create new work inspired by the Ashmolean’s historical collections.

This exhibition will feature photographs by London-based artist, Bettina von Zwehl (b. 1971). Von Zwehl's aim is to rekindle wonder and curiosity as critical tools for exploring new ideas and practices.

During a residency in Oxford from 2022–23, von Zwehl spent time researching the Ashmolean’s founding collections – the wonderfully diverse objects and works of art which were displayed when the Museum first opened in the 17th century.

The artist's time at the Ashmolean served as inspiration for a unique photographic 'Wunderkammer' installation that moves between portraiture, silhouetted fragments, still-life, monumental and miniature elements, as well as non-art objects and specimens from natural history collections.